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The laser-guided version of the Sagem AASM (armament air-sol modulaire) air-launched smart weapon was qualified last month by the French air armaments agency ( DGA ) at the Cazaux flight-test center, and will soon enter service in France with operational squadrons of Rafale combat aircraft. It is intended primarily for use against mobile targets. Meanwhile, the French air force has revealed details of recent attack missions over Mali when up to 1 ...

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Indias Ministry of Defense has issued a request for proposal ( RFP ) for the procurement of 56 transport aircraft to replace the air forces aging fleet of around 30 Avro 748Ms. In a bid to launch an indigenous private defense manufacturing capability, this is the first time an RFP states that the Indian Production Agency ( IPA ) will be a private company. This leaves out Hindustan Aeronautics ( HAL ), which has until now held a monopoly in defens ...

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After a year-long delay, the Airbus Military A330MRTT has gained its release to service as a tanker in the UK , allowing the Royal Air Force ( RAF ) to start operational refueling. The service had been obliged to extend the service life of its aging VC 10 and TriStar tankers in the meantime. The recent deployment of RAF Eurofighter Typhoons to Malaysia relied on Italian Air Force Boeing KC -767s to refuel the aircraft enroute. AirTanker, the comm ...

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May 23, 2013 - EAA welcomes this week's announcement from Arizona-based Airworthy AutoGas LLC that beginning this fall the company plans to produce and distribute Airworthy AutoGas, an ethanol-free, 93 octane, premium unleaded automotive gasoline (roughly equivalent to 87 octane avgas). EAA and Peterson Aviation each hold autofuel supplemental type certificates that allow owners of production airplanes with engines certificated for avgas to safel ...

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News facts Crane Aerospace Electronics has been selected by Pilatus Aircraft Ltd to provide the brake control system for the new PC-24 twin-engine business jet. The PC-24 is Pilatuss first twin-engine business aircraft and their first-ever jet powered aircraft. It will seat up to ten passengers, be powered by Williams FJ44 engines and feature a cargo door similar to Pilatus PC-12 aircraft. First flight of the PC-24 is expected to be end of 2014, ...

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From Lockheed Martin Intern (Current Employee) Rating 3.0 out of 5 Thu, 23 May 2013 Pros Great people. Everyone is very willing to help out and wants you to learn and succeed. Cafeteria has excellent food and amazing chocolate chip cookies. Cons Huge company so there is a lot of red tape. Add a Comment

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Rotorhub 23 May 2013 - 20 16 by Tony Skinner in Seattle Boeing has conceded it will have to compete with MD Helicopters on the light scout attack helicopter market after the latters recent development of a militarised version of its MD 500 family. The two companies have been at loggerheads after MD Helicopters unveiled the MD 540F in April 2012 and actively promoted it as an option for the US Armys Armed Aerial Scout (AAS) programme. Sources with ...

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1848Otto Lilienthal, a key figure in the history of flying, is born in Germany. He became the first man to fly (glide) with both regularity and control. TheWright brothersregarded his 1899 book as their bible. 1928Umberto Nobilecommands theItalianairship Italia on an ill-fated flight over theNorth Pole. The airship crashes on its way back, and explorerRoald Amundsenis killed trying to rescue survivors. 1943 An aircraft sinks an enemy submarine wi ...

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WASHINGTON The Pentagon's annual report to Congress shows a decline of $4.5 billion or just over 1 percent in the projected development and acquisition cost of the Lockheed Martin Corp F-35 fighter jet program, sources familiar with the data said. The Pentagon's annual "selected acquisition report" for lawmakers projects the cost of developing and building the new radar-evading jet to be $391.2 billion, down from last year's estimate of $395.7 bi ...

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Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton International Air Day has won a Bronze Award in the Tourism Experience of the Year category at the prestigious VisitEngland Awards for Excellence 2013 Ceremony. The Bronze Award is a great achievement and recognises Excellence in Tourism in England. RNAS Yeovilton Commanding Officer and commercial partners, AHA Events Ltd were presented with their Bronze Award at a glittering Awards Ceremony which was held on 20 ...